Oklahoma City Community College

Individual Analysis: ACCJC Background Reviewing recent reports surrounding the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) reveals that there are many issues that have been proposed in regard to the efficiency and efficacy of their accreditation processes (CITE). For this reason, many feel that the ACCJC is not meeting their obligation to maintain institutional quality. In the following sections, I will discuss what issues specifically the ACCJC is having in terms of…

Why am I attending Oakton Community College ? Why do I want a degree? Society would tell you that it increases your chances of obtaining a job, a greater shot at becoming a successful person and It will reduce your level of stress. This is because a need for an education is everything, its something that ' is valued and praised . I wouldn 't object to this from a parent’s point of view, But my perspective is closely related But in some ways it differs. This country has given birth to some of the…

I looked at school as a way to gain knowledge, the same way I would look at watching a documentary. Going back to college is not job training. While I did enjoy the business and economic portion of running a business, I felt that there was more to it than just being able to sit down, run programs, and compute numbers. Having a focus in life is extremely important especially…

I am a student at Valencia Community College, completing an associate degree in computer science and planning of transferring to University of Central Florida. Since my earliest childhood, I have always been interested in computers. My first program was “Adding two numbers” using code, which make me curious to know computers in deep learning. My creative and enthusiastic methods of solving the problem lead me to select a career like computer scientist. I am always doing that which I cannot do,…

there is always a crossing guard there that make’s sure that kids cross the street safely. There are also many different public schools around the area as well. Bronx Community College is only ten minutes away walking distance. I go there sometimes when I don’t feel like going to Brooklyn, since I live in the Bronx. The New York City Board of Education is also ten minutes away from my agency, which allows parents to enroll their children starting from pre-k to high school. As stated in Farina…

“I know. I’ll get an F. I’ll lose the scholarship” (427). In the book Swagger by Carl Deuker, Jonas, a kid from California, is put in many situations that he was not expecting. After moving to Seattle, and meeting his friend Levi. Jonas meets Coach Hartwell, who was his his dream coach. Until Jonas learned Levi was being abused by Hartwell, and that is where most of his troubles start. Jonas can not focus, Levi can not play basketball, and Jonas will lose his scholarship. Although friendship can…

other BLA students, one must ascribe to one of the categories previously mentioned. Most importantly, being able to speak the major language mostly utilized in the Bronx, Black English, or having the ‘Bronx accent’ brings one closer to the Bronx community; thus, being accepted in BLA by…

used by social scientists to explain social identities in relation to systems of oppression. Some of the areas the term has been applied include race, gender, and class due to their interconnectivity. From Eric Tang’s “Organizing in Poor Immigrant Communities: Starting from Scratch in the Bronx”, “How Refugees Stopped the Bronx from Burning,” and Maliha Safri and Julie Graham’s “The Global Household: Toward a Feminist Postcapitalist International Political Economy,” I analyze the interdependence…

On October, 1, 2015, the lives of an entire community were changed forever. A gunman opened fire on students and teachers at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. The shooting resulted in the killing of 10 and 7 being injured. It has shined a light on the need for better security and policies at public schools and universities. It has also brought such tragedies into the public spotlight. President Obama gave a thirteen minute televised speech shortly after the shooting. He spoke about…

elated to transfer to Cornell from my community college in Ann arbor, Michigan, where I received my Associate Degree in Math and Science. At my previous college, I had so many incredible opportunities to learn about the anatomy, physiology, and obscurities of every phylum, through dissections and field work. As my knowledge and respect for wildlife and conservation grew, I was given the opportunity to be the cartographer and artist for the Washtenaw Community College Nature Trail that was put…